Mr. Singh Among the Fugitives

by Stephen Henighan

R.U. Singh has always known he is destined to live the life of an English country squire. After a few false starts, in Bombay, Thunder Bay, and Toronto, he settles into a comfortable existence as a small-town Ontario lawyer, much solicited for the diversity he lends committees and conclaves. But--lest he forget--he is accepted only at the whim of his woman in white, a commanding university administrator, and by her whim can also fall.

Mr. Singh Among the Fugitives sends up the multicultural aspirations of Canadian identity, pokes fun at our glitterati, and, tongue firmly in cheek, issues a warning: be careful who you pretend to be.

210 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2017

Reviews

[Jude · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good, amusing, and thought-provoking read. I liked R.U.Singh and his many failures and failings. It is also a book that makes you reconsider the notion of identity - especially if you, too, have moved continents and reinvented yourself.

[Soha · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

this book was so witty, and had a unique and addictive writing style. I also really enjoyed the framework of culture and identity struggles in the story. I would love to read more of this author's work.

[Anna P · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book but I can easily see that some readers might not share my enthusiasm. Not a flattering image of the Canadian intellectual/literary landscape/community, with which the author must be very familiar. Don’t be lulled by a small town coziness - like everywhere else careers can be made by falling in with the right crowd, but they can be undone by just one misstep. A good understanding of immigrant reality and such a tasty fable of tokenism.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

5/10